The Prophet ﷺ said:

“If 3 things are found in a person, he will taste the sweetness of faith;

1) Allāh ﷻ + his messenger is beloved to him more than anything

2)He loves + hates for the sake of Allāh ﷻ

3) Falling into a huge fire is more beloved to him than committing Shirk”

[النسائي]

Our external reality is hugely influenced by our internal thoughts, ideas, skills and habits 🌿✨

Thus, if there is anything at all you want to change with your life, it might help to start by looking within.

Abū Bakr As-Siddīq رضي الله عنه stated:

"Whoever wants to marry a woman let him look at her father and brother, for she will surely come to him with (the personality of) one of them."

[Al-Ishrāf fī Manāzil Al-Asrāf (277)]

Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله stated:

"The repentant youth is the beloved (servant) of Allāh."

[الداء و الدواء (٢١١)]

When seeking ʿilm: do it with ikhlas, do not take shortcuts, do not show off, make full effort to practise upon what you learn, avoid delving into controversies, scholarly disputes, sectarianism, etc. Be steadfast, grow in your knowledge, and beautify your character and speech.

@THadithDisciple

When I was young, I always used to think after you get married, you live happily ever after with the love of your life. But growing up, I started to realise marriage can be a test for some, your love can be a test, children can be a test, not having children can also be a test. And it’s important in all these situations that you keep your faith in Allāh ﷻ, that you trust in His Plans for you and you have hope that with hardship there will always be ease because Allāh ﷻ promised you that. Not once, but twice. And His promises are always true.

- Anon

‏مجالسة الصالحين تحولك من ستة إلى ستة:
Sitting with the righteous changes six to six:

من الشك إلى اليقين
From doubt to certainty

من الرياء إلى الإخلاص
From showing off to sincerity

من الغفلة إلى الذكر
From loss to remembrance

‏من الرغبة في الدنيا إلى الرغبة في الآخرة
From striving in the dunya to striving for the akhirah

من الكبر إلى التواضع
From arrogance to humility

ومن سوء النية الى نصيحة
And from ill intentions to sincere advise

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

"When the heart looses shyness, it will like the disliked and dislike the liked (things to Allāh)."

[الطب النبوي ص ٣٣٧]

“Do not grieve over what has passed unless it makes you work harder for what is about to come.”

['Umar Ibn Al-Khattab رضي الله عنه]

If you memorise The Speech of Allāh, It will preserve you.

If you honour the Qurʾān, It will honour you.

If you hold the Qurʾān in high esteem, it will raise you.

اللهم اجعلنا من اهل القرآن

Accepting that which Allāh has decreed is a source of comfort and relief. At times we strive for something and we are not given the success to attain it. It wasn't decreed! However, the success is attained when we accept that which Allāh has decreed with faith and patience.

‏أنصح إخواني جميعهم أنصحهم أن يخلصوا أعمالهم لله عز وجل ، فان الإخلاص شأنه شأن عظيم ، الاخلاص سبب لنصر الدعوة

“I advise all of my brothers that they make their actions sincerely for Allāh ﷻ.

For indeed, the matter of al-Ikhlāṣ (sincerity) is magnificent.

Al-Ikhlāṣ is a cause for the aid of the daʿwah.

[مقبل بن هادي الوادعي]

‏لسنا سوى عابرين سبيل في هذه الحياة
سنمضي يوما تاركين خلفنا كل شيء للأحياء

'We are only travellers in this life,
we'll pass [on] one day, leaving everything behind us for the living'

Qārī 'Ādil Yūsuf Qur'ān Recitation